And if you go chasing rabbits
And you know you’re going to fall
Tell ’em a hookah-smoking caterpillar
Has given you the call.
Cool and drizzly on the last day of June it was. A good time to do the 4 1/2 mile loop hike in the Tualatin Hills Nature Park a few miles west of home in the heart of the city of Beaverton. The 222-acre Park surrounds the confluence of Cedar Mill Creek and Beaverton Creek.
It is a remarkably diverse wildlife preserve with wetlands, forests, ponds and streams. The trails’ names tell the story – – – Oak, Creek, Old Wagon, Vine Maple, Big Fir, Cougar, Chickadee, Cedar Grove, Ash, Serviceberry, Big Pond, Trillium Loop and Ponderosa Loop.
The highlights of the hike were spotting a bunny and seeing many cadaver flowers (Indian pipe). Always a pleasant place to visit.
Great photos. Lately on my bike rides I see a ton of young rabbits. Had one shoot across in front me the other night and I dang near hit him. That’s all I need to get wiped out by a baby cottontail. 🙂
Rabbits are always fun to spot. And, I enjoy seeing the snowshoe hares at the higher elevations. They always bring a smile to my face.